Originally Posted by
jimc101
If you really don't want a 11t on the cassette, forget 11 speed as an option, as almost all 11-speed cassettes are 11-xx, trying to find a 12-xx is hard to impossible (I've failed to find one as yet)
While I was looking around, I did see that Shimano has an Ultegra 14/28 11 speed cassette:
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/shim...sette-11-speed
I don't need an 11T cog, 12T is marginally necessary for me (like maybe once a year on some long downhill run), but I would probably not be happy with the 13T missing. I do like the tight spacing that I would get with that cassette though. I'm super picky about my cadence, so tight spacing is more important to me than total range on the cassette (which is why I like a triple to get the range I need). I normally run a 12/27 10-speed cassette, but I also have a 13/25 that I sometimes use for flatter rides. The 25 cog is not quite enough for some hills, even with my triple.
-Ken